Antibacterial activity of methanolic extract of Acrostichum Aureum Linn leaves against Propionibacterium acnes by Irwan Irwan, Pohan Napitupulu Nurhasanah, Amri MC Ulil, Adawiyah Rabiyatul, Akram Habibul, Nursafiah Nursafiah, Nurliza Eli

“…The study started with extraction (maceration method) with methanol solvent for 3 days, followed by phytochemical tests to identify bioactive compounds, and an antibacterial activity test using the disc diffusion method. Phytochemical tests on the methanol extract of Acrostichum aureum Linn leaves revealed five bioactive compounds consisted of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, steroids, and saponins. …”
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Research Progress on Nano-Confinement Effects in Unconventional Oil and Gas Energy—With a Major Focus on Shale Reservoirs by Guo Wang, Rui Shen, Shengchun Xiong, Yuhao Mei, Qinghao Dong, Shasha Chu, Heying Su, Xuewei Liu

“…The molecular dynamic simulation, Monte Carlo, and lattice Boltzmann methods are commonly used to study fluid movement. The diffusion rate of fluids decreases as nanopore confinement increases, and the permeability of nanoscale pores is not only an inherent property of the rock but is also influenced by pressure and fluid–solid interactions. …”
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Neuroimaging findings and balance problems after mild traumatic brain injury: A systematic review protocol. by Todd Boscarello, Robby Boparai, Nathan Samson, Alan Rodriguez, Thomas Knoblauch, Cheryl Vanier, Travis Snyder

“…Neuroimaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, and magnetoencephalography, have been associated with presentation or persistence of balance difficulties, but no clinical guidelines are currently in place.…”
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Determination of Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the CO2 Extract of Eryngium planum L. by Aliya B. Arykbayeva, Gulbaram O. Ustenova, Kamalidin O. Sharipov, Ulzhan T. Beissebayeva, Irina E. Kaukhova, Auyes Myrzabayeva, Nadezhda G. Gemejiyeva

“…Antimicrobial activity was determined by two methods: the micromethod of serial dilutions and the disk-diffusion method. Three microbial test strains were used: Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538-P, Escherichia coli ATCC 8739, and Candida albicans ATCC 10231. …”
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Investigation on Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Skin as a Potentially Effective Natural Food Preservative by Mohammad Lokman Hossain, Md. Nazim Uddin, Tania Nowreen Orchy, Shamsun Naher, Mohajira Begum, Md. Zahurul Haque

“…All the extracts (cold water, hot water, and 70% methanol) have been tested against five bacteria (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella Typhi, Bacillus megaterium, and Bacillus subtilis) using the agar disc diffusion method. Hot water extract showed the best result against B. megaterium. …”
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Structural, Morphological, and Electron Transport Studies of Annealing Dependent In2O3 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by S. Mahalingam, H. Abdullah, S. Shaari, A. Muchtar, I. Asshari

“…The In2O3-450°C thin films provide larger diffusion rate, low recombination effect, and longer electron lifetime, thus enhancing the performance of DSSC.…”
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Fractional Dynamics: Applications of the Caputo Operator in Solving the Sawada–Kotera and Rosenau–Hyman Equations by Khudhayr A. Rashedi, Musawa Yahya Almusawa, Hassan Almusawa, Tariq S. Alshammari, Adel Almarashi

“…Special attention is given to the influence of the fractional parameter on behavior of the solution behavior, highlighting its role in controlling diffusion and wave propagation. The findings underscore the potential of q-HMTM and MVIM as robust tools for solving non-linear fractional differential equations. …”
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Enhancement of blood flow containing tri-nanoparticles between bent peristaltic conduit and endoscope via thermal radiation and magnetic resonance by Awatif J. Alqarni, Essam M. Elsaid, Mohamed R. Eid, Mohamed S. Abdel-wahed

“…The authors explored this system to understand flowing and heat diffusion in peristaltic conduits and as a medical application that may offer a future perspective for all researchers. …”
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Light-Programmable g-C3N4 Microrobots with Negative Photogravitaxis for Photocatalytic Antibiotic Degradation by Yunhuan Yuan, Xianghua Wu, Bindu Kalleshappa, Martin Pumera

“…Microrobots enhance contact with pollutants through their movement and flow-induced mixing, substantially improving wastewater treatment efficiency beyond traditional diffusion-limited methods. g-C3N4 is an affordable and environmentally friendly photocatalyst that has been extensively researched in various fields such as biomedicine and environmental remediation. …”
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Usage of double injector for efficient mixing of the fuel behind the ramp injector at supersonic combustion chamber by Ihab Omar, Mohamed R. El-Sharkawy, Rifaqat Ali, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Husam Rajab, Mohsen Ahmed, Naim Ben Ali, Wajdi Rajhi, Lotfi Ben Said, S. Arman Abodollahi

“…However, the mixing efficiency of the model with low jet space is higher since the interaction of these two jet is key factor for diffusion and mixing inside the combustion chamber.…”
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Biofilm Formation and blaOXA Genes Detection Among Acinetobacter baumannii from Clinical Isolates in a Tertiary Care Kirtipur Hospital, Nepal by Upasana Ghimire, Rupesh Kandel, Mary Neupane, Sanjit Shrestha, Sudeep K C, Santosh Khanal, Dev Raj Joshi

“…The antimicrobial susceptibility test was carried out by the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method, carbapenemase production detection was confirmed by Modified Hodge Test, and target resistant genes were detected by polymerase chain reaction. (3) Results: Out of 90 clinical specimens, 64.44% (58/90) showed bacterial growth, whereas 32.75% (19/58) isolates were identified as A. baumannii. …”
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Adsorption of Chromium (VI) by Cu (I)-MOF in Water: Optimization, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics by Hongxue Qi, Xianjun Niu, Haipeng Wu, Xiuping Liu, Yongqiang Chen

“…Subsequently, the kinetics results were fitted by four models such as pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, Elovich, and intraparticle diffusion models. Among them, the adsorption of chromium (VI) was more inclined to the pseudo-first-order model (Radj2 = 0.9230). …”
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Antialgal Synergistic Polystyrene Blended with Polyethylene Glycol and Silver Sulfadiazine for Healthcare Applications by M. Raheel Anjum, Shehla Mushtaq, M. Asad Abbas, Azhar Mahmood, Habib Nasir, Hussnain A. Janjua, Qamar Malik, Nasir M. Ahmad

“…The synergetic effect of PEG and SS in PS blends has exhibited significant antialgal activity via the agar disk diffusion method. The PSPS10 composition with 10 w/w% PEG and 10 w/w% SS has exhibited highest inhibition zones 10.8 mm, 10.8 mm, and 11.3 mm against algal strains DHM1, DHM2, and DHM3, respectively. …”
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Frequency Of Bacterial Co-Infections Isolated from Covid-19 Positive Patients From Tertiary Care Hospital Of Karachi by Fouzia Zeeshan Khan, Ambreen Fatima, Hareem Gohar, Mehwish Sajjad, Mona Siddiqui, Saima Naseem

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method. Results: A total of 202 clinical samples, including blood, sputum, tracheal aspirates, and bronchial lavage, were collected from COVID-19-positive patients. …”
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Assessing the Proteomic Activity of the Venom of the Ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) by Juliana Rocha da Silva, Aline Zanotelli de Souza, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Helena Costa, Aline Silva, João Carlos Teixeira Dias, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Renato Fontana

“…Nine proteins are related to the attack/defense or maintenance process of the colony (colony asepsis, conservation of venom constituents, venom diffusion on prey, paralysis of prey, alteration of homeostasis, and cellular toxicity). …”
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Infection after Acute Ischemic Stroke: Risk Factors, Biomarkers, and Outcome by Katja E. Wartenberg, Anett Stoll, Andreas Funk, Andreas Meyer, J. Michael Schmidt, Joerg Berrouschot

“…Patients with infection were older (OR 1.06 per year, 95% CI 1.01–1.11) and had a higher National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Score (NIHSS, OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.10–1.34), localization in the insula, and higher stroke volumes on diffusion-weighted imaging. The maximum temperature on days 1 and 3, leukocytes, interleukin-6, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein on days 1, 3, and 5, C-reactive protein on days 3 and 5, and procalcitonin on day 5 were higher and HLA-DR-expression on monocytes on days 1, 3, and 5 lower in patients with infection. …”
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Optimal Agent Framework: A Novel, Cost-Effective Model Articulation to Fill the Integration Gap between Agent-Based Modeling and Decision-Making by Abolfazl Taghavi, Sharif Khaleghparast, Kourosh Eshghi

“…The framework is examined with the Bass diffusion model. The results of the simulation for the customized model developed by OAF have verified the feasibility of the framework. …”
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Lignin alkali regulated interfacial polymerization towards ultra-selective and highly permeable nanofiltration membrane by Wentian Zhang, Shanshan Zhao, Haiyun Li, Cunxian Lai, Shangwei Zhang, Wu Wen, Chuyang Y. Tang, Fangang Meng

“…Various characterizations and molecular dynamics simulations revealed that LA can promote the diffusion and partition of aqueous phase monomer piperazine (PIP) molecules into organic phase and their uniform dispersion on substrate, accelerating the IP reaction and promoting greater interfacial instabilities, thus endowing formation of TFC NF membrane with an ultrathin, highly cross-linked, and crumpled PA layer. …”
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Preliminary Assessment of Methane Concentration Variation Observed by GOSAT in China by Xiuchun Qin, Liping Lei, Zhonghua He, Zhao-Cheng Zeng, Masahiro Kawasaki, Masafumi Ohashi, Yutaka Matsumi

“…To further investigate the high XCH4 concentration during this low-emission period, we use the HYSPLIT model to simulate the atmosphere dynamic transport process, and the result suggests that the typical closed topography of Sichuan Basin, which may lead to CH4 accumulation and keep it from diffusion, is one possible reason for the high XCH4 value in winter.…”
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The Antibacterial Effect of Tinospora Cordifolia (Guduchi) and Its Role in Combating Antimicrobial Resistance by Kavitha EZHILARASU, Anand KASIRANJAN, Shanmuga PRIYA, Anand KAMARAJ

“…Methods: Using the agar well diffusion method, Tinospora cordifolia extracts (aqueous, chloroform, and ethanol) were tested for their antibacterial effectiveness against 30 MDR pathogens, and the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide assay was used to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration. …”
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